Nairne railway station is located in the
Adelaide Hills town of
Nairne, about 55 kilometres from
Adelaide station.
History
Nairne station opened on 27 November 1883, as the interim terminus of the
Adelaide-Wolseley line.
The station's facilities were similar to that of
Balhannah
Balhannah is a town in the Adelaide Hills about 30 km southeast of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It was established in 1839 as a farming community by James Turnbull Thomson, who built the first hotel. The town soon grew to inco ...
, except the station building was made of stone. Nairne had two platforms, the smaller one had a 45-metre platform with a small shelter.
The station closed on 31 December 1990 when the Adelaide-
Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier is the second most populated city in South Australia, with an estimated urban population of 33,233 . The city is located on the slopes of Mount Gambier, a volcano in the south east of the state, about south-east of the capital Ad ...
passenger service ceased. The original station building and goods shed remain, but the smaller platform was demolished around 1994 during works to convert the line to standard gauge.
References
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Johnny's Pages gallery
Disused railway stations in South Australia
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1883
Railway stations closed in 1990
Railway stations in Australia closed in the 1990s